3/11/03 - Lt. Cmdr Mark "Crunchy" Burgess, 35, and members of his VF-31 squad enjoyed the sunlight in their inflatable pool aside their F-14 Tomcats on the deck of the carrier in the Persian Gulf. The Pilots and most of the 5,500 crew members took part in the "Steel Beach" picnic on their second day of rest, prior to resuming their 8th month of duty at sea.